Overview

One of the characteristic pursuits of the current phase of historical Jesus research, the so-called Third Quest, has been the serious attempt to locate Jesus within first-century CE Judaism, to seek a Jesus who could be found plausible within his Jewish context. Comparatively less emphasis has been laid on the question as to whether or how the contextually plausible picture of Jesus also suits and accounts for the history of the reception of Jesus in early Christianity. By integrating the Jewish context, the teaching of Jesus and Christian reception history into one explanation, the continuum perspective seeks to reveal a Jesus who would both be fitting within his Jewish context and would also help to explain and understand early Christian stances. Thus, according to this perspective, a historically plausible picture of Jesus is one that can be placed in the Judaism-Christianity continuum.

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Author:   Dr. Tom Holmén (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780567042149

ISBN 10:   0567042146
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   15 March 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

1. An Introduction to the Continuum Approach- Tom Holmén, Åbo Akademi University, Finland  2. Mamzerut and Jesus- Bruce Chilton, Bard College, New York, USA 3. Sexuality and the Historical Jesus- William Loader, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia 4. Jesus and the ‘Servant' Community in Zion: Continuity in Context- Sean Freyne, University of Dublin, Ireland 5. Son of Man as Kingdom Imagery: Jesus between Corporate Symbol and Individual Redeemer Figure- Thomas Kazen, Stockholm School of Theology, Sweden 6. Jesus' Parables as Mediums of Symbol Political Interaction (prelim.)- Annette Merz, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands 7. Jesus and the Priests of Israel- Edwin Broadhead, Berea College, USA 8. The Death of Jesus from Historical Perspective- Ingo Broer, Siegen University, Germany

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Dr. Tom Holmén is Docent in New Testament exegetics at Åbo Akademi University, Finland.

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